Budi Gunadi Sadikin

Budi Gunadi Sadikin
20th Minister of Health
Assumed office
23 December 2020
PresidentJoko Widodo
Prabowo Subianto
DeputyDante Saksono Harbuwono
Preceded byTerawan Agus Putranto
Personal details
Born (1964-05-06) 6 May 1964 (age 60)
Bandung, Indonesia
Alma mater (BSc)
Occupation

Budi Gunadi Sadikin (born 6 May 1964)[1] is an Indonesian politician. He currently serves as Minister of Health since 2020.[2][3] He is only the second Health Minister not to graduate from a medical school, and the first since Mananti Sitompul.[4]

Early life and education

In 1988, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Science from the Bandung Institute of Technology.[5]

Professional Career

Budi started his career as IT staff at IBM Asia Pacific in Tokyo from 1988 until 1994. Then, he became a banker as General Manager of Electronic Banking - Chief GM Jakarta - Chief GM HR PT Bank Bali Tbk (1994-1999), and Senior VP Consumer and Commercial Banking ABN Amro Bank Indonesia & Malaysia (1999-2004).[6]

He also served as Executive VP Consumer Banking Bank Danamon (2004-2006), Director of Micro and Retail Banking Bank Mandiri (2006-2013), and President Director of PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (2013-2016).[3][6]

Starting in 2016, Budi began to enter the government as Special Staff to the Minister of State Owned Enterprises (2016-2017).[6]

In 2017, he was appointed as President Director of PT Inalum. In his era, Inalum bought 51 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia.[6][7]

He was then appointed as Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises I since November 2019.[6]

Political career

Health minister

During the COVID-19 pandemic, his office set up a special unit to deal with flagging oxygen supplies for medical use.[8]

References

  1. ^ Muhammad Idris (2020-12-23). "Profil Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Jebolan Fisika Nuklir, Bankir, Lalu Menkes" (in Indonesian). Kompas.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ "A Glimpse of Jokowi's Six New Ministers: from Political Rival to Banker-turned-Health Minister". Jakarta Globe. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Budi Gunadi Sadikin Appointed New Health Minister Replacing Terawan". Tempo.co. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ Alam, Sarah Oktaviani. "Disebut-sebut Menkes 'Non Medis' Pertama RI, Siapakah Mananti Sitompul?". detikHealth (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  5. ^ [citation needed]
  6. ^ a b c d e mae. "Profil Budi Gunadi Sadikin: Dari Bankir ke Kursi Menteri Kesehatan". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  7. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2024-10-20). "Prabowo Tunjuk Budi Gunadi Sadikin Jadi Menteri Kesehatan". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  8. ^ "Searching for oxygen as virus surges in Indonesia". Newspapers.com. New York: Newsday. Associated Press. 8 July 2021. p. A37. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Health
2020–present
Incumbent